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    Alienware 17 Ranger Black screen

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by razor0601, Jun 2, 2021.

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    razor0601 Notebook Evangelist

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    Today I got an AW17 R1 Ranger with 120Hz 3D Panel, I7-4800mq, 32GB RAM and a 780m. When I turn it on the screen stays black but with no beep code. When I plug in HDMI the Display stays black and I get 8 beeps. Also I tried with an M17X R3 60Hz 1600x900 LCD, also 8 beeps. The same thing is with a GTX 770m, 860m and MSI 780m. After that I did a Power drain and it gave me first 5 beeps and after that the same 8 beeps.
    Anyone who has an idea what that could be?
    If it is a Motherboard issue, which component is affected?
     
    razor0601, Jun 2, 2021
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    Found the fault. It was a loosen EDP-cable behind the LCD
     
    razor0601, Jun 2, 2021
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